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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to James Reed after he killed Snyder?
(a) Nothing
(b) He was banished.
(c) He had to bury Snyder as punishment.
(d) He was hung.

2. What instinctive rule comes into play regarding cannibalism?
(a) People only ate their loved ones.
(b) Members of a family try not to eat their own dead.
(c) They kept their eyes shut while eating.
(d) No-one talked about it.

3. What was the weather like as the snowshoers traveled?
(a) The sun was starting to melt the snow
(b) Rainy
(c) Miserable
(d) Beautiful

4. Who was the first snowshoer to die?
(a) William Eddy
(b) Charles Stanton
(c) Mary Ann Graves
(d) Lem Murphy

5. Where was the family going to move to?
(a) Oregon
(b) California
(c) Missouri
(d) Texas

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to William Eddie's oxen?

2. What did the travelers use instead of firewood to keep their fires going?

3. How did the rescue party find the survivors?

4. Who led the first rescue party that reached the survivors?

5. How close were the dwellings to each other?

(see the answer key)

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